PwC US Announces New Partner Promotion in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY, June 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- PwC US announced today that Doug Arvseth will be admitted into the firm's partnership, effective July 1, 2014. He will serve as a tax partner in PwC's Salt Lake City office, where he will be responsible for supervising the day-to-day tax compliance and consulting needs for a wide range of public and privately-held companies, including multi-national companies, in various industries that include professional services, direct-selling, software, manufacturing, real estate and industrial products.

Arvseth brings more than 12 years of public accounting experience to the partnership. He previously worked in the firm's Washington D.C. office prior to relocating to the Salt Lake City market in the fall of 2008. He has advised public, private and closely held business clients in such areas as income tax, partnership taxation, mergers and acquisitions, cost segregation studies, accounting methods, and federal, foreign and multi-state taxation.

"On behalf of the Salt Lake City office, I'm proud to congratulate Doug on this important milestone in his career," said David Cook, managing partner of PwC's Salt Lake City office. "He brings more than a decade of tax experience to our clients and is a tremendous asset to our firm and local community."

Arvseth graduated from the University of Utah, where he earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in accounting. He is a certified public accountant, licensed in Utah and Virginia.

Arvseth joins 180 professionals admitted to the U.S. partnership, representing all PwC service lines. The number includes 69 new partners in audit and assurance, 49 in tax, 61 in advisory and one in internal firm services. The new admissions bring PwC's U.S. partnership to more than 2,850 men and women.

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